L-R- Director Goaied, Carolyn Bishop, President Hadhri , and Anderson College Professor Shirley Jacks participate in CGE signing of agreement with the 7th of November (University, Carthage, Tunisia.)

Previous CGE delegation trips to Tunisia paved the way for two highly successful projects in July with the College of Economics and Commerce (IHEC, Institut des Hautes Etudes Commericales, Carthage directed by Mohammed Goaied) of The 7^th of November University, Carthage and the Arab Institute for Enterprises (Institut Arabe des Chefs D’Enterprises directed by Fayçal Lakhoua). The university project included an English Conversation Training workshop for faculty and graduate students for their school of business.

Anderson College participated with CGE in the university project and CGE related professionals assisted with the Arab Institute project.The US Embassy hosted the CGE group for an evening event and CGE met with the Ministry of Culture and officials from the Ministry of Higher Education.CGE signed a formal agreement with Dr. Taïeb Hadhri, President of The 7th of November University.A similar English project for IHEC faculty is requested for March or April, 2004 and a business seminar requested for late May, 2004. For additional information email cbishop@cgedu.org or plan to sign up for these projects at the CGE Annual meeting at Hardin-Simmons University, September 26-27, 2003.

L-R CGE delegates Jane Busdeker (Carson Newman), Kathy Carter (Ouachita), Sarah Sprague (Anderson), Jan Hinson (Carson Newman), and Kristine Logsdon (Baylor) participate in the closing ceremony at Sripatum University. Not pictured are Ann Boyles (Dallas Baptist), Brena Walker (Anderson) and Donna Hays (Ouachita)

In July, CGE co-hosted the third annual Thai Teachers of English Workshop with the Thailand Ministry of Education and Sripatum University.Anderson College, Baylor University, Carson-Newman College, Dallas Baptist University, and Ouachita Baptist University contributed faculty expertise for this strategic project.Enrolled in the week’s event were 275 Thai high-school teachers of English representing Thailand’s national school systems.The concentration this year on Strategies for Teaching Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening were a hit in every class and received high acclaim from both the Ministry officials and the university. Please consider joining this effort next July.For more information please contact the CGE office or the International offices at the school’s listed above and Dr. Brena Walker (bwalker@ac.edu) who will be convening a session at the annual CGE meeting about this project.

The American Unviersity of Sharjah buildings exhibit the Crown Prince’s commitment to a high educational standard for facilities and programs.

CGE received repeated requests to investigate educational development in the restructuring of Kabul University. Samford University, Anderson College, and Ouachita expressed interest after receiving documentation from Kabul. Dr. Carolyn Bishop, CGE’s President, extended CGE’s summer itinerary to include Dubai and a short trip to Afghanistan. In Dubai, the American University of Sharjah presented a viable opportunity for CGE faculty to conduct short-term courses or summer courses with American and UAE students. The campus is impressive and enjoys the benefits of full support since the Crown Prince’s flagship focus is education. The American University is currently in the process of gaining Middle States accreditation status.

Minister of Higher Education Sharif Fayez signs CGE Agreement with Dr. Carolyn Bishop, President, CGE.

Located in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul University offers an administrative structure with a commitment to pursuing reconstruction of all their 14 college curriculums with an emphasis on faculty development and English instruction. CGE signed an agreement with Dr. Sharif Fayez, the Minister of Higher Education, to investigate ways to partner with Kabul University and the other 15 Afghan universities. Dr. Fayez provided insight on funding opportunities for CGE as a consortium of 45 schools.If you are interested please contact Dr. Bishop at the CGE office.Priorities were expressed for the schools of Pharmacy, Engineering, Agriculture, Medical and Nursing, and Education and Teacher Training.

R-L, Union Professors Cathy Parrett and Tharon Kirk visit nursing classrooms with nursing faculty from the Inner Mongolia Medical School.

Union University supported Dr. Tharon Kirk and Professor Cathy Parrett, both from the School of Nursing, with Dr. Cynthia Jayne, the Director of the Institute for International and Intercultural Studies, in their efforts to seek a nursing program partnership with Hohhot’s Nursing School of the Inner Mongolia Medical College. CGE assisted with the logistical preparation and the communication links for the visit and challenged the Union team to also visit nursing and medical facilities in Qingdao and Bejing. Union will be returning to Hohhot for joint workshops in American nursing practices and rural health concerns. Beijing’s Union Medical University and hospital provided a contrast to China’s nursing care that will allow mutual learning experiences for Union’s School of Nursing. The visit to the office of China’s Nursing Association in Beijing also opened many doors to nursing partnerships in China. Please contact Dr. Susan Jacob (sjacob@uu.edu), Union’s Dean of Nursing, if you would like to join their efforts to partner with Chinese schools of nursing.